Author: Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy slammed former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) at Wednesday’s GOP debate, describing them both as “Dick Cheney in three-inch heels.” Ramaswamy made the attempted dig while trying to equate Haley joining the board of Boeing after leaving the Trump administration to Hunter Biden’s foreign business…

Texas Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on Tuesday advanced to a runoff in the race to be the next mayor of Houston. Whitmire and Jackson Lee failed to reach the 50% threshold necessary to avert a runoff, meaning voters will return to the polls on Dec. 9 for the…

Republicans will huddle on Tuesday to chart a path forward amid mounting frustration inside the conference over Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) hold on military promotions. Tuberville has been embroiled in conflict over his hold on senior military promotions in protest of the Pentagon’s abortion policy, which pays for the travel costs and time off of…

The Senate is organizing what will be its next set of government spending bills after passing its first minibus last week. The House and Senate have less than two weeks to pass their 12 respective appropriations bills and deliver them to the conference committee, where legislation is sent to sort out differences. Should lawmakers miss…

Senate Democrats say they’re growing concerned that House Republicans won’t be willing to avert a government shutdown as the lower chamber continues to pass partisan spending bills. The House and Senate have less than a month to pass their 12 respective appropriations bills and deliver them to the conference committee, where legislation is sent to…

EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is accusing the Biden administration of “governing according to the principles of Cultural Marxism” through its sustained use of language encouraging “equity.” Cruz writes in Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America, his upcoming book, of how Marxism has infiltrated facets of the federal government, accusing the Democratic…

Progressive activists descended on the U.S. Senate on Friday, occupying the offices of numerous Democrats to demand Congress force Israel to engage in a ceasefire in Gaza. The sit-in, which a U.S. Capitol Police spokesperson tells the Washington Examiner led to the arrest of 52 demonstrators, was organized by Code Pink, the far-left advocacy group,…

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is taking a new step in his larger effort to pressure Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to resign. Fetterman introduced a resolution on Thursday barring senators indicted for specific crimes from receiving classified briefings, serving on committees, or requesting government funds for international travel. The resolution did not mention Menendez, though it…

The Senate on Wednesday passed the long-awaited minibus, the package combining three of the 12 appropriations bills that fund the government. The upper chamber passed the bill by an 82 to 15 vote following a monthslong effort to get it across the finish line. Senate leadership spent much of October negotiating to overcome about 70…

Senate Republicans are split over how Congress should approach passing an Israel aid package. A bipartisan group backed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is organizing a larger national security package that includes aid for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and a border security measure. FORMER KAMALA HARRIS CAMPAIGN AIDES…